Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!

"A [preacher] who does not love art, poetry, music and nature can be dangerous. Blindness and deafness toward the beautiful are not incidental; they are necessarily reflected in his [preaching]." — BXVI

30 January 2010

Grammar Nazis Unite!

For all the Grammar Nazis out there. . . Is "snuck" the past-tense of "sneak"? Yes and no . Yes, it has become one of...

Coffee Bowl Browsing

The hits keep on comin'! IPCC chair knew that the so called "glacier meltdown" was false before Copenhagen. I do believe th...

The coming Nunja smack-down

Hilarious! In the face of Sisterly defiance of the Apostolic Visitation, the Vatican authorizes the use of its secret weapon: the Nunjas!...

T0rture: Right and Wrong

Tom K. at Disputations does what I do not have the patience to do: round-up the Church teachings on the immorality of torture . Noted man...

29 January 2010

Your generic news report

. . .the only thing missing is the "Blame Bush" meme and a gratuitous slap at Tea Partiers. NB. The "f-bomb" is droppe...

What is fulfilled in your hearing?

Finally! Better late than never, I guess. . . 3rd Sunday OT: Readings Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP SS. Domenico e Sisto, Roma History is p...

28 January 2010

On the Church & T0rture*

from the Catechism : 2297 [. . .] Torture which uses physical or moral violence to extract confessions, punish the guilty, frighten oppon...

Coffee Bowl Browsing

B.O. demagoguing over the recent Supreme Court decision to invalidate McCain-Feingold. For a former constitutional law professor, B.O. see...

26 January 2010

Coffee Bowl Browsing

Bishop Jose S. Vasquez appointed as ordinary for the Diocese of Austin. Excellent choice. I met the good bishop while serving as a deacon...

Poets to Read (two lists): UPDATED

Per a reader request: Fr. Philip's Modern/Contemporary [American] Poetry Recommendations! Modern (deceased) Hart Crane Robert Lowe...

25 January 2010

Coffee Bowl Browsing (Mini-edition)

Words and phrases that drive progressive Catholics crazy . I nominate "Dominus Iesus." Drove some of my seminary professors nuts...

No spirit of cowardice among us

Timothy & Titus: Readings Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP SS. Domenico e Sisto, Roma We are not born again of water so that we might wit...

24 January 2010

Coffee Bowl Browsing

National Book Critics award nominees announced . I'm only familiar with three of the poets (Louise Gluck is one of my top ten living Am...

23 January 2010

Coffee Bowl Browsing

Lord, when will the embarrassing revelations end? More IPCC goofs . Creepy Scientologists in Haiti touching people. . .I'd have to s...

Coming soon. . .

There will be a homily for the 3rd Sunday in OT! And the question have piled up, so I'll get to those as well. Don't forget to c...

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